United States Department of War

November 19, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

State Television Shows Chinese Military Using LiDAR-Equipped Robotic “Wolves” During Amphibious Assault Exercises

Chinese forces have unveiled a new weapons system out of science fiction: semi-autonomous rifle-toting four-legged robots. On November 13, multiple Western news outlets released Chinese state television...

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Duncan Lazarow

China and Japan Clash Over Taiwan

China is increasingly isolating Taiwan to force the island’s capitulation. On November 13, the Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly condemned remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan’s...

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, Leah Siskind

American AI Exports Program

November 17, 2025 | Kenan Arkan, Isaac A. Harris, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Cdre. (Ret.) Peter Olive, Craig Singleton

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

October 22, 2025 | Jiwon Ma |

2025 Annual Report on Implementation

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October 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Daniel Swift

Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery

October 17, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

The U.S. Will Rely on China To Defend Against the Next Pandemic

Despite the lessons of the pandemic, America’s biodefense system increasingly relies on Chinese components. On October 14, the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a body that sets domestic quality standards for...

October 15, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Mathew Ha

North Korean Military Parade Showcases Enhanced Weaponry and Ties With China and Russia

When North Korea’s neighbors paid a visit to Pyongyang on October 10, Kim Jong-Un treated them to a tightly orchestrated spectacle. Guests, including Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President...

October 7, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Combatting PRC Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific

October 6, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control

October 3, 2025 | |

U.S. Approves $230 Million Package to Lebanese Security Forces After Pledge To Disarm Hezbollah

The United States reportedly approved a $230 million aid package for Lebanon’s security forces after the state vowed to disarm nonstate armed groups, including the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization. Sources told Reutersthat the funding was split between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), with $190 million, and the Internal Security Forces (ISF), with $40 million.

September 25, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Max Lesser

5 Recent Instances of Foreign Malign Influence Threatening U.S. National Security

America is letting its adversaries win the information war. The latest blow to U.S. efforts to fight this war came in August, when the U.S. intelligence community learned of the reduction in size and reorganization...

September 25, 2025 | |

‘He’s Not Messing Around’: Trump Signals NATO Could Shoot Down Russian Aircraft as Aerial Incursions Continue

‘Yes, I Do’: President Donald Trump answered in the affirmative when asked whether he supports NATO shooting down Russian aircraft that fly into the airspace of the alliance’s...

September 24, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

China Has Weaponized Battery Production Against the United States

China has dominated the global battery supply chain through non-market practices, posing a threat to US economic and national security.

September 16, 2025 | Max Lesser |

How the United States Can Fight and Win in the Cognitive Domain

In May 2024, U.S. troops began withdrawing from Niger after the country ended a military agreement several months earlier that allowed the U.S. Department of Defense to operate from the country.1 A...

September 11, 2025 | |

U.S. Approves $14 Million Security Package for Lebanon as Syrian Forces Arrest Hezbollah Cell

Security Package for Lebanon: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced a $14.2 million Presidential Drawdown Authority security assistance package for Lebanon on September...

September 9, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Erica Lonergan, Joe Dougherty

Building the Future U.S. Cyber Force

What Right Looks Like

September 3, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The fake energy revolution

America’s national security requires hydrocarbons

September 1, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

By Tying Ukraine’s Hands, the Pentagon Undermines Trump

Officials quietly revived a Biden-era policy stopping Kyiv from striking Russia with American weapons.

August 25, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Jiwon Ma

Microsoft Omitted Key Details in DOD Security Filings on China-Related Program

The Department of Defense (DOD) cannot mitigate security flaws it cannot see — or those that are purposely hidden. On August 20, ProPublica reported that Microsoft failed to alert DOD that the company...